Classroom goal structure, student motivation, and academic achievement

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2006, Pages 487-503

  Meece, Judith L ^a   Anderman, Eric M ^b   Anderman, Lynley H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom environment; Cognitive engagement; Motivational orientations

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; GOALS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 32544448221     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.56.091103.070258     Document Type: Review

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